Tate
Meaning of Tate
Tate comes from an English surname. It is often traced to the Old Norse personal name Teitr, meaning "cheerful," though it may also derive from an Old English personal name, Tata, of uncertain meaning. It is pronounced tayt (/teɪt/), rhyming with "gate."
Well-known namesakes include actor Tate Donovan, the voice of Disney's Hercules, and Canadian singer Tate McRae. The name is also familiar from the Tate, a group of British art galleries named after the sugar merchant Sir Henry Tate.
In the U.S., Tate has become far more common since 1990, when it ranked 995th. After slipping to 494th in 2018, it rose quickly to 193rd in 2025, its highest rank yet, when a record 1,862 boys were given the name.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as tayt (/teɪt/)
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Notable People Named Tate
| Tate Rosner McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer who rose to fame as the first Canadian finalist on So You Think You Can Dance, later signing with RCA and breaking out with You Broke Me First and the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify, Too Young to Be Sad. |
| Tate Donovan is an American actor, comedian, and television director known for Damages and The OC, voicing Hercules for Disney, and starring with Sandra Bullock in Love Potion No 9. |
| Tate Martell, born Tathan, is an American former college football quarterback and wide receiver who played at Ohio State, Miami, and UNLV. |
| Bryan Tate Steinsiek is an American special effects and prosthetic makeup artist known for the Syfy series Face Off and for work on Law and Order, Clash of the Gods, and The Amazing Spider Man. |
| Tate Taylor is an American filmmaker and actor best known for directing The Help, Get On Up, and The Girl on the Train. |
| Tate Claude George is an American former NBA guard from UConn, drafted 22nd by the New Jersey Nets in 1990, who played four seasons with the Nets and Milwaukee Bucks and averaged 4.2 points per game. |
| James Tate Ellington is an American actor known for playing Aidan Hall, best friend to Tyler Hawkins, in the 2010 romantic drama Remember Me. |
| Tate McDermott is an Australian rugby union scrum half for the Queensland Reds and the Australian national team. |
